Catalan Police

25.03.2013 - 05.58 pm The use of rubber bullets by Catalan Police is being discussed in Parliament The use of rubber bullets by the Catalan Police is at the centre of a fierce social and political debate. The Catalan Parliament has recently decided...	08.03.2013 - 05.57 pm Smartphone apps can result in another tool for intimate partner violence Just a few years ago writing a message with the mobile phone meant exchanging short and important information with a few words. Today however, there...	31.08.2012 - 08.44 pm The Catalan Police highlight a decrease in thefts in Barcelona metro Police estimate that 150 pickpockets operate daily in the Catalan capital’s underground, smart phones being the main target. The way the pickpockets...	04.05.2012 - 06.35 pm No violent protests this time as ECB meets in Barcelona Despite initial fears of violent incidents the European Central Bank’s Governing Council meeting has been held peacefully. 8,000 police officers...
03.05.2012 - 07.24 pm Spain’s Director of Public Prosecutions urges not to make legal changes on urban violence in the heat of the moment The Spanish boss of public prosecutors, Eduardo Torres-Dulce, says it is crucial to analyse if current procedural tools are enough to guarantee...	23.04.2012 - 07.48 pm Schengen to be suspended for the ECB summit in Barcelona and 6,500 policemen to be deployed The Spanish Government has taken this measure for the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council that will be held in Barcelona from May 2nd to...	11.04.2012 - 08.07 pm The police would act against Rasquera’s cannabis plantation Rasquera, with less than one-thousand residents and located in southern Catalonia, approved on April 10th planting cannabis as part of their local...	26.08.2011 - 08.07 pm Police decided to prevent troubles at the hands of drunk tourists at Lloret de Mar Lloret de Mar is one of the most popular tourist destinations along the Costa Brava yet some tourists themselves are tearing this beach resort apart...
25.08.2011 - 05.02 pm Mass arrests of highway bandits The group dedicated to robbing cars and possessions from unsuspecting drivers at the AP-7 highway has been disbanded by the Catalan police. 13 stolen...	16.06.2011 - 09.48 pm The office of public prosecution to investigate violent acts against Catalan MPs The Catalan Parliament will also file a formal complaint regarding the violent protests that took place last Wednesday in Barcelona. Protesters tried...	14.06.2011 - 07.02 pm Tourists will be able to report thefts from their hotels without going to a police station A pilot programme set up by the Catalan Police in one of Barcelona’s districts will enable tourists to report minor thefts on city streets from their...	27.05.2011 - 10.00 pm Police charges against demonstrators in Barcelona and Lleida “to clean up the squares” but protesters set up camps again Catalan and Barcelona Police tried to remove protesters from Barcelona’s Catalunya Square to facilitate the work of cleaners to dismantle the camp....
25.01.2011 - 05.47 pm Catalan Police help break up a ring of international criminals Catalan Police assisted the investigation of an international criminal ring this week. The criminals were involved in money laundering and the...	28.12.2010 - 10.39 pm Felip Puig: from party discipline to Catalonia’s security Puig is the new Home Affairs Minister, famous for his rough style. He is a survivor of the Pujol Governments, in which he held several posts, such as...	26.07.2010 - 10.08 pm The Dutch trekker who was lost in the Pyrenees is found dead A 52-year-old Dutch man went missing last night while trekking near Espot in the Catalan Pyrenees. Catalan fire fighters have found his dead body...	05.07.2010 - 10.03 pm Greater security in highway rest areas around Barcelona This summer, cameras and patrolling guards will be emplaced in rest areas of the Barcelona metropolitan region?s highways to prevent robberies.